l86 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



WINTER-KILLING IN THE WINTER OF 1905-6. 



E. A. SMITH^ LAKE CITY. 



I sent a letter containing inquiries relating to the winter-killing 

 in the winter of 1905-6 to twenty-six people. A stamped envelope 

 was enclosed. Out of the twenty-six, who ought to be interested 

 in matters of this kind, but sixteen replied. 



Question i. Was there more than the usual amount of winter- 

 killing in your locality? 



Answer. Six answered "Yes," two were doubtful, and eight 

 answered "No." 



Question 2. What varieties sufifered most? 



Answer. Evergreens, strawberries, raspberries and semi-hardy 

 varieties in general. 



Question 3. To what do you attribute the. cause? 



Answer. Nearly all who reported attributed the cause to the 

 comparatively mild winter followed by severe weather in March. 



As there was such a difference in the damage done and varieties 

 affected in different localities, it may be of interest to review the 

 answers. 



At Faribault, no damage was reported except on strawberries. 



At Lynd, O. C. Gregg reported no damage done of any kind — 

 stock all came through in fine condition. 



At St. Anthony Park, the arbor vitae were reported injured and 

 stock in general was injured more than usual. 



At Excelsior, strawberries, raspberries and arbor vitae w'ere re- 

 ported injured and damage done to other stock, especially to old 

 apple trees. 



At Owatonna, strawberries were killed and nearly all the arbor 

 vitae froze to the ground. 



At Duluth, small fruits in general, also elms, plums and arbor 

 vitae were injured. Conditions at Duluth were aggravated by heavy 

 snow falling and clinging to the trees, followed by freezing weather ; 

 branches were broken from the trees, and, as our correspondent ex- 

 presses it, they were smothered by ice forming upon them. 



At Lake City, strawberries, raspberries and arbor vitae suffered 

 most. 



At Montevideo, some fruit trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants 

 were killed, but no loss was reported on evergreens. One item of 

 interest in this report from Judge Moyer is, that the young trees 

 budded on Pyrus baccata suffered more than young trees on the 

 ordinary piece root. 



